Improved hose-protector



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weaaeeww @mail Leners Patent No. 86,508, ma Fammi 2, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of thegsame.

To all whom 'it fnui/y concern Beit known that I, GHARLn's ORozAT CONVERSE, of the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Mode ofProtecting Fire-Hose, when placed across .a railway, so as to permit of the passage of cars over the same; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference' being had to the annexed drawing as a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in forming two inclines or arches, of iron or other suitable material, with an upright in the centre' of each, to support and strengthen the same, and with a bar to connect them, said bar screwing into the uprights, so as to adjust the arches to a rail-track, and attach them thereto.

Said arches may be formed from a'bar ot' metal, bent so as to present av curved appearance.

At or near the ends of said bars, a flange should be set out, so that, when the arch is placed on the railtraek, said flanges will extend down the* side of the rail, and serve to maintain the arch thereon.

In the centre of said arch, a metal or other upright should be attached by bolts, rivets, or other means,

Ysaid upright being threaded, -for the entrance of the connecting-bar, or slottedV therefor, said upright also being provided with a flange on its lower edge, to .project outside the rail.

The arches should be 'so formed as to allow space for iii-chose between them and the rail-track on which they are placed.

Said arches may be made of plates of wood, metal, or other material, with perforations at the sides, for

the passage of the hose through them.

The conuectiug-bar may be made in one piece, with a screw-thread at each end, tofscrew into the uprights;

or, it may be made in two pieces, witha T- end, and with a ceutre-piece, made of pipe or other material, threaded, so as to receive an end of each of the sections of said bar, which should be constructed so as to screw therein.

The ends of the arches are forged or shaved thin, so as to t closely to the track, and allow a. car to pass over without `iolting.

The accompanyingv engraving presents my invention in combination and detail.

Figure 1 represents my invention when placed 4on a rail-track ready for use.

Letters A A show said track.

Letters `B B show vthe arches.

Letters G G show the uprights.

Letter D shows the connecting-bar.

Letters E E show the spaces between the arches and the rail-track, 'through which thehose may pass.

Letter F shows the flanges projectingom the arches and uprights.

Letter D shows a Yhole in the connecting-rod, for the 'insertionof a lever, with which to screw said rod'into the uprights G G.

Figure 2. Letters A A s how the rail-track.

Letters B B show the arch.

Letter G shows the upright, preparedwith a slot, G', to receive a T- ended connectingbar. 4

Figure 3 shows a section of the arch, and

F showst the ange of the upright.

Figure 4. LettersA a al show the T.- ended connectingbar.

Letter a shows the centrelpiece of the same,

Letter'b shows a hole, for the insertion of a lever,4 to screw the said-bar.

When a fire occurs which necessitates the placing of fire-hose across a railftrack, I proceed 4to use 'my invention as follows: v y

First, I place the two arches forming it on opposite rails of' the track, so as to cover the hose thereon.

Second, I insertl the ends of the connecting-bar either into the sockets or slots in the uprights, as the c'ase may be.

Third, I insert a small lever into the hole in-the centre of the connecting-bar, and turn the saine until the whole apparatus its tightly to the rails. y

The use of my invention will obviate present hindrances to railway-travel upon the occasion of tires..

Its construction is such as to permit of it being car'- ried within a rail-car, and be put in operation in a very short space of time.

What I claim, therefore, as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Abuse-protector, composed of the arches B B, flanged upright G, and anges F F, in combination with the coupling-device a a a2, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

CHARLES OR'OZAT CONVERSE. Witnesses:

L. L. CONVERSE, A. W. TAYLOR. 

